Mental & Social Health Services at University of Alaska Anchorage

Every mental and social health services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the mental health services program at University of Alaska Anchorage stacks up to those at other schools.

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and approximately 11,953 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 mental health services majors received their bachelor's degree from UAA.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mental & Social Health Services section at the bottom of this page.

UAA Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Mental Health Services
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Online Classes Are Available at UAA

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UAA offers distance education options for mental health services at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

UAA Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks mental health services programs across the country. The following shows how UAA performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The mental health services major at UAA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mental & Social Health Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools	369

Earnings of UAA Mental Health Services Graduates

The median salary of mental health services students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAA is $37,604. This is 16% higher than $32,530, which is the national average for all mental health services bachelor's degree recipients.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at UAA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at University of Alaska Anchorage.

UAA Mental & Social Health Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of mental health services associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in mental health services only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at UAA may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

UAA does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mental health services graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Anchorage with a associate's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UAA Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in mental health services from UAA in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical mental health services bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UAA since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its mental health services bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UAA also has a doctoral program available in mental health services. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Dental Support Services
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Careers That Mental Health Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in mental health services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Community Health Workers	520	$46,590
Substance Abuse Social Workers	520	$46,420
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	280	$91,450
Healthcare Social Workers	200	$70,620
Psychiatric Aides	160	$42,550

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.